Deer lure composition and method of use in conducting a census of local deer population

ABSTRACT

A deer lure is applied to a licking branch to attract deer, primarily buck deer, in collecting census data on the population of a deer herd in a given area and in deer hunting. The lure is formulated by surgically removing the left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands from the left and right eyes of a deer. The left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands are mixed together to produce a totally pure pre-orbital gland lure, free of any other product removed from any deer. When applied to a licking branch, the lure is effective in attracting deer year round to the licking branch and is not limited to use during the rut.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No.13/592,310“Lure Useful To Obtain Census on Local Buck deer and in DeerHunting” filed on Aug. 22, 2012 which claims the benefit of priority ofU.S. Provisional Application No. 61/535, 879, filed Sep. 16, 2011.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to deer lures and, more particularly, to a lureto be used to conduct a census on local buck deer population in deerhunting.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Deer hunters and photographers often have a problem with collecting dataon deer herds in specific locations. Creating an inventory of deeravailable to hunt or photograph using trail cameras has provendifficult.

Recent research has shown that the licking branch is the number one keyto success when hunting a mock scrape. Bucks secrete a scent as a meansof distinctly identifying themselves from the competition, helping themto understand their rank in the pecking order among the bucks in a givenarea. Bucks can keep tabs on one another by using licking branches andthey do this year round. Bucks regularly visit licking branches andbecome aware when a new rival shows up when the licking branch has ascent of an unrecognized buck.

As can be seen, there is a need for a deer lure composition for use inobtaining census on the local deer population and particularly on buckdeer and in deer hunting, solving the problems that deer hunters andphotographers have experienced in the past in collecting data on deerherds in specific locations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided acomposition for a deer lure that includes a left pre-orbital tear ductgland and a right pre-orbital tear duct gland surgically removed fromthe left and right eyes of a deer. The left and right pre-orbital tearduct glands are soaked together in a solution to form a mixture purelyof the left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands. The mixture of purepre-orbital tear duct glands is free of any other product removed fromany deer.

Further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided adeer lure composition that includes a pre-orbital tear duct glandremoved from the left eye and right eye of a deer to the exclusion ofany other product removed from any deer. A mixture is formed purely ofthe left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands. The mixture is free ofany other product removed from any deer. An agent is added to themixture. The agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerin,propylene glycol, and alcohol in the range of 90 to 193 proof.

In addition, the present invention is directed to a method forconducting a census of the deer population in a given area that includesthe step of identifying a licking branch used to attract deer in a givenarea where deer are found. A deer lure consisting essentially of amixture formed purely of the left and right pre-orbital tear duct glandsremoved from the left and right eyes of a deer to the exclusion of anyother product removed from any deer is applied to the licking branch toattract deer in the given area. The activity of the deer attracted tothe licking branch in response to the mixture applied to the lickingbranch is observed. Data is collected on the activity of the deerattracted to the licking branch for the purpose of creating a census ofthe deer population in the given area.

Accordingly, a principal object of the present invention is to provide adeer lure composed purely of the left and right pre-orbital tear ductglands of a deer, effective when applied to a licking branch to attractdeer for observation in conducting a census of the local deer populationand in hunting.

Another object the present invention is to provide a deer lure composedpurely of the left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands extracted fromthe left and right eyes of a deer to the exclusion of any other productremoved from any deer.

A further object of the present invention is to conduct a census of thedeer population in a given area by applying a pure pre-orbital tear ductgland lure to a licking branch for the purpose of attracting deer to thelicking branch.

These and other objects of the present invention will be more completelydisclosed and described in the following specification, accompanyingdrawings, and appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a head of a deer;

FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective view showing a pre-orbital tear ductgland of a deer; and

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram, illustrating a method for producing a lureaccording to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplatedmodes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. Thedescription is not to be taken in a limiting sense but is made merelyfor the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention,since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a deer lure anda method for making a deer lure. The lure allows hunters andphotographers to easily attract deer, primarily bucks, in specificlocations for the purpose of collecting census data on the bucks. Thelure is a pre-orbital gland lure where left and right pre-orbital glandsare matched together to provide a total DNA of that specific family ofdeer.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, a pre-orbital gland 14 from both theleft and right eyes 12 of a deer 10 are used to produce the lure. Byusing both left and right pre-orbital glands matched together, a totalDNA of that specific family of deer is provided.

Referring now to FIG. 3, to produce a totally pure pre-orbital glandlure, both the left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands aresurgically removed from the deer, the species being the same as that forwhich the lure is being created. The glands are then matched together toprovide a total DNA of that specific family of deer. The glands can besoaked together in a DNA solution, emulsified in glycerin, propyleneglycol, or in 90 to 193 proof alcohol, such as vodka or other proofalcohol. A fixative, such as small amounts of Tonquin Musk, real orimitation, and/or Siberian Musk, can be added.

The lure can be used, for example, beginning in July through October, tolearn the big and small buck inventory in a particular hunting location.The lure can be used throughout the season, especially in the rut. Anexisting licking branch from a prior season or a new mock licking branchcan be used to attract all the bucks in a given area. By applying asmall amount directly to the branch, each buck will be curious about thenew buck who is invading his territory. The lure can be reapplied asneeded, typically on each visit to the location.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates toexemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

I claim:
 1. A composition of deer lure comprising; a left pre-orbitaltear duct gland and a right pre-orbital tear duct gland surgicallyremoved from the left and right eyes of a deer. the left and rightpre-orbital tear duct glands soaked together in a solution to form amixture purely of the left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands, andthe mixture of pure pre-orbital tear duct glands being free of any otherproduct removed from any deer.
 2. The composition of a deer lure as setforth in claim 1 which includes, an agent selected from the groupconsisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, and alcohol in the range of 90to 193 proof combined with the mixture of pure pre-orbital tear ductglands.
 3. The composition of a deer lure as set forth in claim 1 whichincludes, a fixative added to the mixture of pure pre-orbital tear ductglands.
 4. The composition of a deer lure as set forth in claim 3 inwhich, the fixative is selected from one of a Tonquin Musk and aSiberian Musk.
 5. A deer lure composition comprising, a pre-orbital tearduct gland removed from the left eye and right eye of a deer to provideleft and right pre-orbital tear duct glands removed from the deer to theexclusion of any other product removed from any deer, a mixture formedpurely of the left and right pre-orbital tear duct glands, the mixturebeing fee of any other product removed from any deer, and an agent addedto the mixture, the agent selected from the group consisting ofglycerin, propylene glycol, and alcohol in the range of 90 to 193 proof.6. A deer lure composition as set forth in claim 5 which includes, afixative added to the mixture of pure pre-orbital tear duct glands.
 7. Adeer lure composition as set forth in claim 5 in which, the fixative isselected from one of a Tonquin Musk and a Siberian Musk.
 8. A method forconducting a census of the deer population in a given area comprisingthe steps of, identifying a licking branch used to attract deer in agiven area where deer are found, applying to the licking branch a deerlure consisting essentially of a mixture formed purely of the left andright pre-orbital tear duct glands removed from the left and right eyesof a deer to the exclusion of any other product removed from any deer toattract deer in the given area, observing the activity of deer attractedto the licking branch in response to the mixture applied to the lickingbranch, and collecting data on the activity of the deer attracted to thelicking branch for the purpose of creating a census of the deerpopulation in the given area.
 9. The method as set forth in claim 8which includes, collecting data on the activity of the deer attracted tothe licking branch to create an inventory of deer populated in the givenarea for hunting the deer.
 10. The method as set forth in claim 8 whichincludes, identifying from the collected data buck deer in a herd ofdeer attracted to the licking branch.
 11. The method as set forth inclaim 8 which includes, attracting buck deer to the licking branch forthe purpose of collecting census data on the population of buck deer inthe given area.
 12. The method as set forth in claim 8 which includes,recording the activity of the deer attracted to the licking branch byobtaining an image of the deer attracted to the licking branch for thepurpose of collecting data on the deer population in the given area. 13.The method as set forth in claim 8 which includes, obtaining from thecollected data an inventory of small and large buck deer in the deerpopulation in the given area.
 14. The method as set forth in claim 8which includes, using a trail camera to record the activity of the deerattracted to the licking branch for the purpose of identifying the buckdeer in the given area.
 15. The method as set forth in claim 8 whichincludes, observing the activity of deer attracted to the licking branchfor a selected period of time during the calendar year to obtain aninventory of large and small buck deer in the given area for theselected period of time.
 16. The method as set forth in claim 15 whichincludes, observing the activity of deer attracted to the licking branchfor the period of time in a calendar year July through October.
 17. Themethod as set forth in claim 15 which includes, observing the activityof deer attracted to the licking branch for the period of time duringthe rut season.
 18. The method as set forth in claim 15 which includes,repeatedly applying the mixture of pure pre-orbital tear duct glands tothe licking branch throughout the calendar year.
 19. The method as setforth in claim 8 which includes, visiting the licking branch to observethe activity of deer attracted to the licking branch on a periodicbasis, and reapplying the mixture of pure pre-orbital tear duct glandson each visit to the licking branch.
 20. The method as set forth inclaim 8 which includes, applying the mixture of pure pre-orbital tearduct glands to a mock licking branch to attract buck deer to the givenarea.